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There may be situations where you need to start the PowerConnect Java Agent and get access to it’s UI to alter configuration etc. without starting any of the extractors. To do this the PowerConnect Java Agent can be started in safe mode (available from version 8.1.0) by following the steps below:
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Click ‘Set’
Click ‘Save’
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Safe mode is now enabled
Start or restart the PowerConnect Java Agent by following this guide - Start & Stop PowerConnect Java agent (PowerConnect Java - All Versions)
In the PowerConnect Java Agent logs you will see safe mode is activated
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In this mode no data will be collected except agent health stats and the only job that will run is the configuration refresh/update
Once you have made the required configuration changes to the PowerConnect Java Agent set the powerconnect.safemode application property back to false by following the steps aboveand restart the Agent